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taking the doors off, bolts are stuck GOOD and tight.

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Offline jow003

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Re: taking the doors off, bolts are stuck GOOD and tight.
« Reply #15 on: May 20, 2010, 08:12:36 AM »
ill add that to the list of things to do during the SPOA... not much off track haha
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Re: taking the doors off, bolts are stuck GOOD and tight.
« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2010, 03:34:57 PM »
i had trouble with plan B, the heat wasnt enough. i also had bad luck with the impact driver. i found an impact drill works the best. turn the bolt into a flat head and get a 5/16 head and use an impact drill.
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Re: taking the doors off, bolts are stuck GOOD and tight.
« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2010, 03:45:28 PM »
Quote from: MadMaxZuki on May 21, 2010, 03:34:57 PM
i had trouble with plan B, the heat wasnt enough. i also had bad luck with the impact driver. i found an impact drill works the best. turn the bolt into a flat head and get a 5/16 head and use an impact drill.
My drill is a hammer drill, which basically pounded it into submissin and got the screws loose MY WAY.
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Offline marklukich

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Re: taking the doors off, bolts are stuck GOOD and tight.
« Reply #18 on: May 31, 2010, 03:19:59 PM »
Figured I'd try it...  Took the DeWalt Hammer-Drill and a #3 bit...  Came out like they were never tight at all...  Guess I got lucky...
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Offline woof359

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Re: taking the doors off, bolts are stuck GOOD and tight.
« Reply #19 on: May 31, 2010, 03:58:35 PM »
i found on the last 2 I had once you drill off the head the blts unscrew, its the head putting torque on the threaded part. no impact driver, youll dent the fender big time !!!!
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Offline jow003

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Re: taking the doors off, bolts are stuck GOOD and tight.
« Reply #20 on: June 01, 2010, 05:24:58 AM »
this weekend i bought a shiny new 3lb hammer, combining that with the impact driver and all 8 screws came out almost like someone had loosened em for me. 
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Re: taking the doors off, bolts are stuck GOOD and tight.
« Reply #21 on: June 01, 2010, 05:16:42 PM »
I think part of the problem with the impact driver is that alot of people think you just have to smack it.  Actually, you gotta apply some torque in the direction you need it to go, then smack it.
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Offline doughboy0379

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Re: taking the doors off, bolts are stuck GOOD and tight.
« Reply #22 on: June 02, 2010, 03:19:33 AM »
When I did my doors I cut both sides of the screw then but vise grips on to what was left, I then put in normal hex head bolts.
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Re: taking the doors off, bolts are stuck GOOD and tight.
« Reply #23 on: June 02, 2010, 05:09:28 AM »
Quote from: TopHeavy96 on June 01, 2010, 05:16:42 PM
I think part of the problem with the impact driver is that alot of people think you just have to smack it.  Actually, you gotta apply some torque in the direction you need it to go, then smack it.

Ya, if youve never used one before it takes a little while to get the hang of it, the ticket for me was buyin a big |removethispart|@$$ hammer, my standard sized hammer just wasnt heavy enough
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15x8- DC-2s
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